Bristol Bears fullback Max Malins has been voted as September’s Gallagher Player of the Month, winning 33% of the public poll. Malins was voted in ahead of Bath Rugby centre pairing Will Butt and Ollie Lawrence, as well as Saracens flanker Andy Onyeama-Christie in a closely run contest.
After two rounds of Gallagher Premiership Rugby, Malins topped the try-scoring charts having scored a brace in the Bears’ opening round away win against Newcastle Falcons. The England international followed this up with two further tries and two try assists, in a West Country thriller against Gloucester Rugby in Round 2.
The 27-year-old is among the top ten players in carries, metres made, defenders beaten and line breaks, in what has been a blistering start to the season. Malins is sure to keep this form up, as the former Saracen has been called up into Steve Borthwick’s initial wider training squad, ahead of the 2024 Autumn Nations Series.
Chris Fishwick, of Gallagher’s Bristol office, said: “It is a pleasure to present the Gallagher Player of The Month trophy to Max who has played brilliantly so far this season. Bristol Bears are off to a promising start, having recently won against Newcastle Falcons, and Max has certainly been keeping momentum behind the team. Colleagues in our Bristol office will be rallying behind Bears this season and we wish them the best of luck.”
The shortlist was voted for by a panel of media professionals:
The judges for the 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership Rugby season are: Jill Douglas (ITV, BBC), Ali Eykyn (TNT Sports), Hugh Godwin (i), Chris Jones (BBC), Alex Lowe (The Times), Gavin Mairs (Telegraph), Ugo Monye (BBC, TNT Sports), Nick Mullins (TNT Sports) and Claire Thomas (BBC, TNT Sports).
